Corporate Risk-Taking and Investment Level of Listed Companies of Tehran Stock Exchange: The Moderating Role of Financial Fragility

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Assistant Professor of Department of Accounting, Khorramabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khorramabad, Iran
10.22034/jik.2025.78885.4844
Abstract
The present study aimed to investigate the effect of financial fragility on the relationship between corporate risk-taking and the level of investment in companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange. For this purpose, the data related to literature using library research and use of various articles extracted from Web sites collected and used. To test the hypothesis of this study, information was used 114 during 21/3/2019 to 20/03/2024. The research variables were identified and required information related to the financial statements of Web sites and were classified in excel spreadsheet. This data is used to test hypotheses and research models for panel data estimation by using software Eviews10 tested. The results of this study indicate that there is a direct and significant relationship between corporate risk-taking and the level of investment in companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange. This is while financial fragility does not affect the relationship between company risk-taking and the level of investment of companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange.

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